Ebay’s Spinoff and Shareholder Value

Ebay rose and faded in early morning trading on news that management would take Carl Icahn’s ball and run with it. As the activist investor suggested, the online retail giant will be spinning off PayPal in a move that may “unlock” Paypal’s value. But what does this...

Interview With Zolio’s Ted Hayes, Ph.D.

Zolio’s Ted Hayes, Ph.D., has spent a career studying human performance and what makes successful people tick and is an integral part of Zolio’s research effort.  He was recently interviewed in a three-part series by Brett Steenbarger, Ph.D., Author of The...

A Tale of Four IPOs

As Alibaba (BABA) declines on its second full day of post-IPO trading in a broader falling market that might signal a large correction due to macroeconomic matters, the bears are coming out of the woods. They are gleefully gloating that BABA’s earliest investors are...

Valuing Alibaba and Pricing Its Shares

One of the most awaited IPOs in history is also its biggest: Alibaba Group is set to IPO on the NYSE after a tumultuous and eagerly anticipated run-up, which has already benefited one of its biggest investors, Yahoo (YHOO). Thanks to demand for the stock, YHOO has...

The Hidden Risk of Nasdaq’s Outperformers

In a recent Marketwatch article, columnist Philip Van Doorn pointed out the amazing triple-digit returns of the ten best Nasdaq (QQQ) stocks of the year. You can see them all in the following chart: COMPANY TICKER CLOSING PRICE – Sept. 9 TOTAL RETURN YTD TOTAL...